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bewray
[bih-rey]
verb (used with object)
Archaic.
to reveal or expose.
to betray.
bewray
/ bɪˈreɪ /
verb
(tr) an obsolete word for betray
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Other Word Forms
- bewrayer noun
- unbewrayed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bewray1
C13: from be- + Old English wrēgan to accuse; related to Gothic wrōhjan
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Silence in love bewrays more woe Than words, though ne'er so witty:A beggar that is dumb, you know, May challenge double pity.
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Alas! about her speech there could be no two opinions—it bewrayed her.
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One that is true to his own land never bewrays another.”
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After a long and minute examination, he bewrayed nothing incoherent in his discourse.
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For what you ought to do, And you should all be saying, In fact of all things true This pen will be bewraying.
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